Thanks for being around!

Followers

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Paneer Paratha - Step by Step Recipe

Stuffed parathas always excite me,mainly because of the variety of choices one can make while doing one and more important-you don’t need to make a side-dish to go with it-just a bowl of cool raita will do!!I remember making my first-ever stuffed paratha few months back.I had seen a yummy moong dal stuffed paratha in Srivalli’s blog and made it immediately for dinner that day.I had friends coming over for dinner,so I divided the dough into two,just in case if I messed it up!I knew I had a keeper recipe when they demanded that they want stuffed dal parathas and not plain rotis.I wonder how I forgot to blog about it…;-)

I had some home-made paneer in the fridge after 2 packets of milk curdled,due to regular power failures.Since my paneer never becomes firm,I always have to use them in recipes where it is required to be crumbled.I had recently made scrambled paneer on toast for breakfast(again forgot to blog about that!),so the next choice was parathas.I just followed my own instincts for a very simple stuffing.It came out great and am glad am turning hubby into a paneer eater,if not a paneer lover!!

In a kadai,add oil and splutter jeera.Add the onion,green chilly and ginger-saute till the onions become light brown.Add the powders-haldi,chilly powder and garam masala,salt to taste and mix well.Add the crumbled paneer and mix till the stuffing becomes dry.(this is very important,if there is moisture in the stuffing,it will be difficult to make the parathas) Add the coriander leaves and make small balls of the stuffing,keep aside.To make the stuffed parathasMake small balls of the chapathi dough as you would for a regular chapathi,flatten a little.Place the stuffed balls. Close the sides carefully and loosely shape into a round disc. Flatten the balls into chapathis without giving much pressure using enough flour to dust. In a chapathi tawa,cook them until both sides become evenly brown.(add some oil/ghee if you like).Serve hot!!I served it with some leftover Paneer Matar and Pomegranate Raita!!

Divu, matar paneer n paneer parathas r great! Hw beautifully u hv taken pics..n hv to tell u one more thing..my whanni is frm ur side, n all her tastes n likes sooo much like you that I hv asked her to visit u n Ranji in bet the power cuts to savour what she likes the best!! :D She was so thrilled n follows the blogs whenever she can! Now she might b flat at ur series of paneer dishes just as I am!! Hey wd surely recommend chef sanjay thummas at vahrehvah's paneer butter masala..easy version..its an absolute hit at my place, my moms n wt my inlaws too! Cooked by me...:D :PRIDE:try it out once..u will love it..:D (sorry if u found this muft ki salah.heee)